SoftBank Corp. is marketing its debut euro-denominated bond on Friday, with investors focused on risks stemming from its parent company’s aggressive push into artificial intelligence. The mobile unit of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp . is selling euro-benchmark sized bonds with long six- and 10-year maturities, according to people familiar with the matter. The firm is marketing the June...
SoftBank Corp. is marketing its debut euro-denominated bond on Friday, with investors focused on risks stemming from its parent company’s aggressive push into artificial intelligence. The mobile unit of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp . is selling euro-benchmark sized bonds with long six- and 10-year maturities, according to people familiar with the matter. The firm is marketing the June 2032 tranche at 135-140 basis points above mid-swaps and the June 2036 portion around 170 basis points above. SoftBank Corp.’s relatively stable position in Japan’s concentrated telecoms market offers support for the credit, though investors remain focused on risks tied to its parent company, wrote CreditSights analysts led by Mark Chapman . “Risk associated with its parent is a key focus for Softbank Corp creditors.” SoftBank Group has ramped up investment in artificial intelligence, including plans to finance a stake in OpenAI. The conglomerate is exploring raising as much as $40 billion in the loan market, which would mark its largest-ever dollar borrowing. The increased spending has drawn scrutiny from ratings firms. S&P Global Ratings recently revised its outlook on SoftBank Group to negative, citing risks tied to its growing exposure to OpenAI and broader funding pressures. The company’s shares have fallen about 14% this year, underperforming the broader market, while its credit default swaps — a gauge of default risk — have widened roughly 20%. The parent company priced ¥418 billion ($2.6 billion) of hybrid bonds targeting retail investors at an initial five-year coupon of 4.97%, marking the highest level for such debt issued by the corporate. S&P caps SoftBank Corp.’s rating at two notches above its parent, and CreditSights said a downgrade is unlikely “at least as long as an OpenAI IPO remains a fairly near-term possibility.” SoftBank Corp.’s euro bonds are expected to be rated BBB by S&P and BBB+ by Fitch Ratings. The sale is being managed by JPMorgan Chase & Co....
格隆汇4月10日｜4月9日，词元松（Tokenthon）全球行第四场活动成功举办，本场活动以“从“数字石油”到商业原力——词元经济与 AI 实战全解析”为主题，探讨 AI 浪潮下词元（Token，即“数字石油”）消耗急剧飙升带来的“词元枷锁”问题。 活动现场，有关负责人指出，词元松的组织愿景为携手生态各方共建无国界的词元经济共同体，并进一步分享了词元松全球行加速挺进深圳、惠州、硅谷、伦敦等全球科创...
格隆汇4月10日｜4月9日，词元松（Tokenthon）全球行第四场活动成功举办，本场活动以“从“数字石油”到商业原力——词元经济与 AI 实战全解析”为主题，探讨 AI 浪潮下词元（Token，即“数字石油”）消耗急剧飙升带来的“词元枷锁”问题。 活动现场，有关负责人指出，词元松的组织愿景为携手生态各方共建无国界的词元经济共同体，并进一步分享了词元松全球行加速挺进深圳、惠州、硅谷、伦敦等全球科创中心的最新进展。 与会嘉宾携AI行业创新 Agent 项目进行了展示，并交流在极致词元成本支撑下开发出具有较大颠覆性的 AI 原生应用的探索路径。 此外，有关负责人还深度解析了KOVAR ROUTER平台的革命性调度机制。 KOVAR ROUTER 通过资源聚合和统一调度，成功消除多模型环境下的技术摩擦力，使算力“像自来水一样随手可得”，实现极致的调度效率。 未来，词元松将继续以词元为核心纽带，引领构建一个开放、普惠且可持续的全球词元经济生态系统。
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Powerful storm brings destruction, while temperatures soar in Vietnam and torrential rain lashes South Korea Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila, currently in the Solomon Sea, is expected to continue moving south-westwards over the coming days. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Maila had peak sustained winds of 115mph (185k/ph), with gusts up to 160mph on Thursday, making it the stronge...
Powerful storm brings destruction, while temperatures soar in Vietnam and torrential rain lashes South Korea Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila, currently in the Solomon Sea, is expected to continue moving south-westwards over the coming days. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Maila had peak sustained winds of 115mph (185k/ph), with gusts up to 160mph on Thursday, making it the strongest cyclone recorded this far north in the Solomon Sea. The storm has caused widespread damage across the Solomon Islands, particularly in Western, Choiseul and Isabel provinces, where schools, clinics and homes have been damaged. The government is prioritising humanitarian assistance, after about 120 people were displaced and almost 73,000 people affected overall. Continue reading...
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 credit card earnings season.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 credit card earnings season.
Funtap/iStock via Getty Images Last week, we discussed the risk of an oil shock leading to a recession . To wit: “After more than three decades of watching oil markets upend economies, one pattern keeps repeating: investors learn the wrong lessons from the last shock. The 1973 OPEC embargo taught us that geopolitical disruptions are temporary. That lesson then got everyone killed, financially spea...
Funtap/iStock via Getty Images Last week, we discussed the risk of an oil shock leading to a recession . To wit: “After more than three decades of watching oil markets upend economies, one pattern keeps repeating: investors learn the wrong lessons from the last shock. The 1973 OPEC embargo taught us that geopolitical disruptions are temporary. That lesson then got everyone killed, financially speaking, in 1979. The 2003 Iraq War produced only a mild oil bump and no recession, so traders got comfortable. Then 2008 happened. Today, with Brent crude having spiked over 60 percent since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began in late February, the same dangerous reasoning is circulating again. That narrative is that this ‘event” is manageable and will resolve quickly. If that is the case, then the economy will absorb it. That may indeed be the case. However, the conditions that determine whether an oil shock becomes a full recession are specific, quantifiable, and worth examining with clear eyes. That is what this analysis does.” That article digs into the plumbing behind oil shocks and recession and exposes why, over the years, I’ve learned to distrust the loudest voices in the room. Right now, some of the most prominent macro commentators, the “Persistent Purveyors of Doom,” are making a variation of the same argument: the Strait of Hormuz closure is not merely a serious risk of an oil shock and recession; it’s the beginning of the end. Markets will crash within weeks. Stocking up on essentials is the rational response. The global financial system, already fragile, cannot survive what’s coming. I certainly can understand the appeal of that thesis. The disruption is genuinely unprecedented. Roughly 20% of global oil and LNG now sit stranded behind a military blockade. Furthermore, the secondary effects on fertilizer prices, food inflation, and petrochemical supply chains are real and compounding. This is, as they say, “not nothing.” But ‘this is serious’ and ‘this is the...
HSBC and a consortium led by Standard Chartered have been awarded Hong Kong’s first stablecoin issuer licences, marking the city’s latest step towards embracing cryptocurrency’s most-traded cash substitute in its bid to become a global digital asset hub. Eight months after Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Ordinance, one of the world’s first such laws, took effect, two issuers were given the green light to c...
HSBC and a consortium led by Standard Chartered have been awarded Hong Kong’s first stablecoin issuer licences, marking the city’s latest step towards embracing cryptocurrency’s most-traded cash substitute in its bid to become a global digital asset hub. Eight months after Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Ordinance, one of the world’s first such laws, took effect, two issuers were given the green light to conduct business, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on Friday. The authority had...
Whitestone (WSR) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in FFO estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.
Whitestone (WSR) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in FFO estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.
Arm's move to sell its own chips has been largely cheered by investors. One of those investors supportive of the plan is Clare Pleydell-Bouverie, Fund Manager at Liontrust. Liontrust's top tech investments include Nvidia, Broadcom and TSMC. She spoke to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg Tech: Europe.
Arm's move to sell its own chips has been largely cheered by investors. One of those investors supportive of the plan is Clare Pleydell-Bouverie, Fund Manager at Liontrust. Liontrust's top tech investments include Nvidia, Broadcom and TSMC. She spoke to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg Tech: Europe.
Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Zheng Liwen led a KMT delegation on a visit to Shanghai from the afternoon of April 8 to noon on April 9, 2026. Photo: CCTV+/IC photo On March 29, a large wreath woven with yellow chrysanthemums and purple flowers rested quietly before a tombstone at the Huanghuagang 72 Martyrs’ Cemetery in Guangzhou. Two red silk ribbons draped from the display. The top one read, “In r...
Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Zheng Liwen led a KMT delegation on a visit to Shanghai from the afternoon of April 8 to noon on April 9, 2026. Photo: CCTV+/IC photo On March 29, a large wreath woven with yellow chrysanthemums and purple flowers rested quietly before a tombstone at the Huanghuagang 72 Martyrs’ Cemetery in Guangzhou. Two red silk ribbons draped from the display. The top one read, “In respectful memory of the martyrs of Huanghuagang, whose heroic souls have set an example for 115 years.” The bottom bore the signature: “Presented with reverence by Kuomintang Chair Cheng Li-wun.”